Ford is in the business to sell cars to everyone, not just the limited number of gearhead Mustang freaks. Just because there seems to big a big demand for the SE's on a Mustang enthusiest forum, that doesn't mean they would be huge sellers overall. If they made unlimited numbers of these cars, nobody would talk about them.
The good news, anybody can buy a Mustang. The bad news, only the wealthy can buy these limited production SE's. Whoopty Freaking Do. You should be happy that Ford makes affordable Mustangs that anyone can buy. If you want a Vette, you're gonna pay starting at $44k+. If you wanna Mustang V8 you're only gonna pay starting at $25,700. Something most can afford. You want one of the SEs that the dealer has marked up but can't afford it. Too bad for you but, you can still get yourself a Mustang, if you want to.
I look at the glass being half full. Most of you see the glass half empty.
It isn't just the demand for the cars on a Mustang enthusiast site like this one, but a demand for the cars on the market in general. The fact that the SE cars sell well above MSRP indicates that customers want the car at MSRP, but Ford isn't meeting their demand. That's just bad management on their part.
"If they made unlimited numbers of these cars, nobody would talk about them."
We're not talking about unlimited numbers, we're talking about enough to meet consumer demand. When Ford came out with the Mustang back in the 1960's, they weren't worried about their collectibility 40 years down the road; they were worried about meeting the demand at the moment. Ford isn't in the business of selling future collector's items. They're in the business of selling as many cars as they can
right now. Collectibility will take care of itself over time, just as it did when the first generation Mustangs were built. If Ford executives don't start getting this through their heads, 40 years from now people will talk about Ford the same way many people talk about Plymouth and Oldsmobile today: "Yeah, they made a few good few cars back in the day. Too bad they're not still around."
"You should be happy that Ford makes affordable Mustangs that anyone can buy."
This statement takes the buyer-seller relationship and turns it on its head. You make it sound as though Ford is doing everyone a favor by producing the Mustang. Ford is able to sell these cars
because it's what the customer wants. When you don't give customers what they want, they don't buy your cars. They buy someone else's cars, and your company loses money.
"Most of you see the glass half empty."
For Ford's bottom line right now, the glass is below empty. They need to build as many cars as they are able to sell. The Mustang brand is one of the few bright spots they have right now. The special editions are a great idea, but they don't help the company if they don't build as many as people want at MSRP.
F*%? Ford!!!!!
